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UK Exchange Program

Jo Burrows Jo Burrows George Adams 9/5-6/2009

UK Exchange Program

• Established 2006 – Starter’s Exchange
• Outreach Training Program – USATF Training

Subcommittee – Only 12 Total Applicants !!!

• USATF – Airfare UK Athletics – Food, Lodging
• Application – Cover letter, Statement of Interest,

Application Form, Two letters of recommendation Deadline: Mid-April

– National or Master Level Official – Be available 1st week Sept to travel – Joint written report to Vice Chair Deadline: Mid-November – Present findings – Annual Meeting – 1st week Dec

McCain UK Young Athletes League Finals Birmingham, England, UK

• National Associations (4) – England, Scottish, Welsh Athletics &

Athletics Northern Ireland

• Youth Clubs from National Associations compete in matches in

season accumulating league points (based on # of teams in match)

• Match points for an event based on # of teams in event
• Eight clubs with highest league points – Main Finals – Sunday
• Eight clubs with highest league points – Main Finals – Sunday
• Teams placed 9th -16th in league points – Auxiliary Finals – Saturday
• Each team can enter “A” competitor and “B” competitor
• Winner determined by team with highest scores – separate boys and

girls team awards

• U-13, U-15 & U-17 Boys / Girls Divisions

Meet Management / Technical Meeting

A. Pre-competition Organization

1. Facilities Check 2. Presentation Materials 3. General appearance and cleanliness – stadium 4. Photo finish check 5. Two sets of EDM (Electronic Distance Measuring)

B. Monitoring access C. Camera Registration C. Camera Registration D. Stewards (Ushers) E. Athlete’s Assembly F. Presentation G. Officials

1. Night before – assignments made – officials often find out the next morning, but may also know the night before depending on particular referee 2. Field Event Referee make assignments for events 3. Treasurer reimburses officials each morning for expenses

Duty Sheet Officials Assignments

F = Fixture (Event)

Meet Management / Technical Meeting Cont’d

H. Results I. Standards J. Press / Photographers / Film Crew K. Lunch for Officials L. Hospitality - Guests & VIPs L. Hospitality - Guests & VIPs M. Medical Support N. Merchandising / Food Vendors O. Athlete’s of the Match P. Team Manager’s Reception – i.e., Scratch Meeting

Field Events Overview

• All events except vertical jumps – three trials only
• Electronic distance measuring (EDM) on all events

except one girls discus (U-15)

• No jump-offs in PV or HJ
• Check-in for event one hour prior to event at the …..

…Outside Throwing Cage (discus. hammer);

also separate shot sector and javelin runway – unusual for most meets – typically, warm-up at venue Warm - up until 10 min prior (HT, DT, SP) or 15 min (JT) prior to event, then report to venue

Terminology Differences for Positions/Duties

• Leader (Head Judge)
• Card 1 – 1st Recorder Card 2 – 2nd Recorder
• EDM – Electronic Distance Measurement (i.e., Laserlynx)
• Spike – Mark in the field, pit ( i.e. “stick”)
• Spike – Mark in the field, pit ( i.e. “stick”)
• Scoreboard – Performance Board
• Validity of Jump (PV, HJ), Validity of Landing (JT)
• Plane of Uprights (PV, HJ) = Placing the bar

Distance Card

Leader

Standard Operating Procedure Throws / Horizontals

1. Leader: Call-up “Number 7, Mr. Cosgrove to throw (jump), Number 4, Mr. Goulding to follow, Number 5

• Mr. Quarmby to be ready.”

2. The horn (long throws only) 3. Sector judges / EDM (two in the field) + implement 3. Sector judges / EDM (two in the field) + implement return raise hands acknowledging before EACH throw 4. Athlete enters ring or runway, then throws or jumps 5. EDM / Card 1 6. EDM raises hand signifying measurement received 7. Repeat 1st Recorder

The Horn

One Toot – Sector Be Ready Two Toots – Foul in the Ring Three Toots – “Fixture” (Event) has concluded

EDM

Jo – Card 2 Sue – Card 1 EDM

Scorecard = Performance Board

Round Bib Number Distance

Distance Card

NT (NJ) One Flight Single Digit Bib Number “A” Double Digit Bib Number“B” Rank 1-16

Horizontals

No Jump Indicator Plasticine Plasticine Everywhere !! Green Plasticine: Warm-up Yellow Plasticine (alternate 2 boards): Competition

No Jump …… …well then it’s time to roll, luv!

Spiking

Triple – Four Boards: 7, 9, 11 and 13 m Athletes grouped by board; altered order due to changing boards, plasticine

Javelin

Anything wrong with this picture? Sector not cordoned off; No shoes as markers!

Javelin Cont’d

Dedicated Official - Arm Action, Runway Control, Runway Exit

Pole Vault

• No run throughs – U17 Girls – 2.5 hours
• No verification of heights during competition with bar; only for

record attempts

• No “Flexicord” (Bungee cord)
• 10 cm increment until three remain then 5 cm

ONE HEIGHT CARD ! (FLIGHT SHEET)

Pole Vault Cont’d

1 2 3 4 5 6

Countback Statistics

• n Height Card

1 – Overall Best Vault 2 – Trials at Height Cleared 3 – Total Failures 4 – Total Trials 5 - Final Position 6 – “A” or “B”

“Droppers”

Other Interesting Items

Manual Timers Standards

General Observations / Notes

• Field Event Officials: Well Rounded

– Rotated all field events except HJ (Jo all field events)

• Time Lag – Distance and Height Cards (Flight Sheets)
• Team Points – Hammer / Discus Cage – Short & Legal!
• “Clubs will be awarded 2 points for each official provided,

up to a maximum of 10, and a bonus of 5 points if they fulfill their total requirement.”

Officials Advancement – UK Athletics

• Technical Officials Classified as Levels 1-5 1 – least experience 5 – most

experience

• Four Home Country Athletics Federations – Scotland, Wales, Northern

Ireland and England – England further sub-divided into three Tri-Regional Groups – Each Tri-Regional Group consists of three regions – Each Region parceled into multiple counties experience

– Training for Levels 1 & 2 regional level (England) or other three athletics federations – Levels 3-5 regulated by UK Athletics

• Non-Technical Officials

– Duties include handling results, athlete accreditation, seeding, officials reception, etc.

• Level 1 – Assistant Officials Award – qualified to assist in officiating
• Level 2 - single discipline qualified: track judge, field judge, starter

– Club: Entry Level – four experiences in logbook “experience” = event duty – County: Additional 10 experiences – Regional: 10 more

• Level 3 – minimum 30 track meets over 2 years

– Six Reports

• Two as a team member

Done by Level 5 Officials

Officials Advancement – Continued

Please note descriptions of levels

• Two as a team member
• One from an official outside the region
• One from Clerk of Course
• One from Chief/Referee
• One using Technology

– Photo Finish for Track Judges – EDM for Field Judges – False Start Equipment for Starters

– Attend Level 3 Course with three modules (generic, discipline specific and technology associated with discipline)

By Transfer – Old System – Criteria TBD

• Level 4
• Level 5

descriptions of levels will go into effect in 2011.

Acknowledgements

Richard Messenger – Official Photographer & Drafted Pole Vault Official

Acknowledgements Continued

Guide Extraordinaire & Contributing Editor Dave Vidler & Partner-In-Crime Jo Burrows

Acknowledgements

• Manjinder Singh – UK

Athletics Liaison

• Malcolm Fletcher –
• Malcolm Fletcher –

Overall Referee

• Tony Shaw, Sue Wilding
• Chris Wilding – Field

Referee – Main Finals

Final Acknowledgements

• Ken Yerger & Monique White – Co-Chairs for Outreach

Program of USATF Training Sub-Committee

• Shirley Connors – Chair for Clinics
• Rex Harvey – Training Sub-Committee Co-Chair
• John Murray – Pacific Association
• Jim Carlisle – Southwestern Association
• Gordon Bocok – Kentucky Association
• Eric Smith – Florida

Zero Test !!